2. Dietrich Mateschitz

Why He Matters: The energy drinks mogul turned one of F1’s failing teams into the biggest team in the sport. Red Bull Racing have won three Constructors’ and Drivers’ titles since.

If it wasn’t for Dietrich Mateschitz rescuing the ailing Jaguar racing team, there would be no Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Mateschitz bought Jaguar racing from Ford back in 2004, and since then has won three Drivers’ and three Constructors’ titles thanks to leading driver Sebastian Vettel. He also purchased the Minardi team from Paul Stoddary in 2005 and turned it into Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull’s sister team in F1 for up-and-coming drivers on the Red Bull young driver program. Mateschitz also owned a NASCAR team called Team Red Bull and the Red Bull X Fighters stunt bike tour. When you think of Red Bull now, you think of more than just an energy drink.